American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
Terrance Hayes
A powerful, timely, dazzling collection of sonnets from one of America's most acclaimed poets, Terrance Hayes, the National Book Award winning author ofLighthead
"The right poetry collection for right now."- The Los Angeles Times
In seventy poems bearing the same title, Terrance Hayes explores the meanings of American, of assassin, and of love in the sonnet form. Written during the first two hundred days of the Trump presidency, these poems are haunted by the country's past and future eras and errors, its dreams and nightmares. Inventive, compassionate, hilarious, melancholy, and bewildered—the wonders of this new collection are irreducible and stunning.
"The right poetry collection for right now."- The Los Angeles Times
In seventy poems bearing the same title, Terrance Hayes explores the meanings of American, of assassin, and of love in the sonnet form. Written during the first two hundred days of the Trump presidency, these poems are haunted by the country's past and future eras and errors, its dreams and nightmares. Inventive, compassionate, hilarious, melancholy, and bewildered—the wonders of this new collection are irreducible and stunning.
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Год:
2018
Издательство:
Penguin Publishing Group
Язык:
english
ISBN 10:
0525504966
ISBN 13:
9780525504962
Файл:
EPUB, 1.50 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2018